澳 (Aò)

Macao (abbr. for 澳門|澳门[Ao4 men2]); Australia (abbr. for 澳大利亞|澳大利亚[Ao4

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 奥 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“澳,隈厓也。其內曰澳,其外曰隈。从水,奧聲。”

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